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Apathy vs Tireless - What's the difference?

apathy | tireless |

As a noun apathy

is complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.

As an adjective tireless is

indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue or tireless can be without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

apathy

English

(wikipedia apathy)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • Complete lack of emotion or motivation about a person, activity, or object; depression; lack of interest or enthusiasm; disinterest.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1818
    • , author=Mary Shelley , title=Frankenstein , chapter=2 citation , passage=I opened it with apathy; the theory which he attempts to demonstrate and the wonderful facts which he relates soon changed this feeling into enthusiasm.}}

    Related terms

    * apatheism (pos n) * apathetic (pos a) * apatheia (pos n)

    tireless

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Indefatigable, untiring and not yielding to fatigue
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=James Milner's angled free-kick was headed on to the post by the tireless Bent and Lampard the opportunist was perfectly placed to stoop and head in from virtually on the goal-line.}}
    Derived terms
    * tirelessness

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a tire (wheel covering); tyreless.

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